I have noticed recently as I've been tracking my nutrition that it's been getting easier to stay within my ranges. I think my appetite is getting more easily satisfied than it used to be. It's really great when I'm able to help myself to healt... Read more

Today I have lost 40 pounds from when I started my weight loss journey a little over two years ago. I am very grateful to SparkPeople for helping me get back on track after I got off for a while.
What initiated my weight loss was the fact ... Read more

I am seriously considering going to the first-ever SparkPeople conference in San Diego on May 2nd. I am excited not only about the conference itself, but also the opportunity to go to parts of the "I Can Do It" conference at very reduced rates.... Read more

Sometimes when I go to bed at night, I have difficulty getting comfortable because I have some discomfort in my neck and shoulders. I've had arthritis my entire adult life. Losing weight and exercising helps a lot, and I feel good during the d... Read more

I have been using SparkPeople every day to log my food and nutrition for three weeks, and I've lost 5 lbs.
I've actually been losing weight for a couple of years, and have lost a total of about 40 lbs. But I was kind of stuck and needed ... Read more

Every Sunday night, I have some friends over for a Big Book study. I make a big pot of soup and something to go with it. Last night it was a ham and bean soup with some homemade whole wheat orange bread. Everyone loved the food, which was ver... Read more

It's so nice to have a morning when I get to wake up without an alarm clock. Actually, this morning I was woken up by an alarm kitty cat. The bedroom door was closed, and she needed food or water or the box, so she jumped on me several times a... Read more

I have been working on emptying my stepson's bedroom, because he has had his own place for a while and doesn' t want the things he left behind. Today I'm going to use my husband's truck to take old clothing and miscellaneous stuff to charity. ... Read more

I'm very fortunate to have a part-time job that I can work at the office or at home. This week I'm spending a couple of days at the office, and I brought some work home to get done in between the office days.
Yesterday I took my car in fo... Read more

This week I am working on emptying my stepson's bedroom in my "spare time." He moved out and left behind some things that he doesn't want. Since I sell on eBay, I'll sell some things and split the money with him. The rest will get donated to ... Read more

Now that I'm being more conscious again about what I eat, I'm finding that I have a much better sense of when I'm actually hungry versus when I want to eat for some other reason, such as boredom or stress or being overly tired.
I also have... Read more

I'm glad February is over. I was sick at the beginning of the month with a very lingering flu. Then just about the time I started feeling better, my assistant at work gave his notice, and I increased my work hours. So it's been a very busy mo... Read more

Today I get to spend most of the day at home, and my exercise is going to be housecleaning, gardening and walking the dogs with my husband. I've had a really busy week, so having a day to just do stuff around the house feels awesome!... Read more

Today I'm going to get my teeth cleaned. This is a follow-up from some major dental work that I've had done over the past few months. In the process of getting several teeth crowned (I'll have to share my ice skating story sometime...), I have... Read more

I woke up to a little snow on the ground this morning. We've had more snow this winter than I can ever remember in the 20+ years that I've lived in this part of the country. It was really pretty the first time it snowed...less enjoyable now. ... Read more